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VIDEO: CanaData preview with ConstructConnect’s Alex Carrick

The annual CanaData economic forecasting conference takes place on Sept. 28-29,...

Economic , Government , Infrastructure , Labour , OH&S , Resource , Technology September 20, 2021

Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan sets targets to hit net-zero greenhouse gas emissions

TORONTO — The Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board is setting interim targets to...

Labour September 20, 2021

Carpenter apprentice shows it’s never too late in life to pursue your passion

It took over two decades but Rokhaya Gueye is finally working in the field she l...

Labour September 14, 2021

New WSIB poll shows Ontarians are interested in workplace safety

TORONTO—A recent poll conducted by the WSIB found 62 per cent of Ontarians agree...

Labour , OH&S September 13, 2021

Shortages of supplies and workers will delay Gulf rebuilding

NEW ORLEANS —Joe Sobol, owner of Big Easy Construction in New Orleans, has bad n...

Labour , Projects , US News September 8, 2021

CCA launches election advocacy tool

OTTAWA—The Canadian Construction Association (CCA) has announced the launch of a...

Associations , Labour September 8, 2021

Party leaders target workers, businesses in Labour Day campaign promises

OTTAWA — The three main federal party leaders promised better working conditions...

Government , Labour September 7, 2021

Industry Perspectives Op-Ed: This Labour Day let’s recognize the worker

Canada has always been built on the backs of workers. This has never been more e...

Labour September 6, 2021

BREAKING: North Toronto shooting said to involve construction workers

TORONTO - Toronto Police have reported that there was a shooting on Steeles Aven...

Labour , OH&S September 3, 2021

U.S. contractors report rampant project delays

ARLINGTON, VA. - U.S. construction firms are struggling to find enough qualified...

Associations , Labour , Projects , US News September 3, 2021

‘Lean In’ circles help women in construction navigate bias

NEW YORK - Bethany Mayer didn't want to go back to work after learning that a fe...

Labour , US News September 3, 2021

First Notice: leaders debate; CCA nominations; Carpenters’ webinar

  Leaders prep for French debate The three main national party leaders ar...

Associations , Economic , Government , Labour , US News September 2, 2021

New book about all-women build aims to dispel gender-based career biases

A book inspired by a true story about a group of women from different walks of l...

Labour , Projects , US News September 1, 2021

Good-faith efforts key to return-to-work plans, say experts

As more Canadian workers face mental health issues brought on by the pandemic, a...

Labour August 31, 2021

Skills Ontario aims to inspire Girl Guides to consider trades future

A girl can do any job a boy can do. During a virtual workshop held Aug. 21, a p...

Labour August 30, 2021

Conservatives, NDP support CBAs, will kill CIB

Most national construction stakeholders are expected to remain neutral during th...

Economic , Government , Infrastructure , Labour , Resource August 27, 2021

Liz Shuler makes history as first woman elected president of AFL-CIO

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Liz Shuler has been elected as president of the American Fede...

Associations , Labour , US News August 24, 2021

RICS survey captures the positive mood of Canadian constructors

A new global report from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) is...

Economic , Labour August 23, 2021

Ontario stakeholders urge federal parties to address infrastructure, housing, training

Leaders in Ontario’s construction industry have mixed views on the federal elect...

Economic , Government , Infrastructure , Labour August 23, 2021

Brook trainees getting breaks needed to succeed

Geoff Grist came to Canada from Wales 35 years ago hoping for an opportunity to...

Labour August 13, 2021

Skills Ontario teams up with Girl Guides of Canada for online workshop

TORONTO—Skills Ontario and Girl Guides of Canada, Ontario Council, are partnerin...

Labour , Others August 12, 2021

Raising awareness of ‘invisible trades’ in the Black community

Terrence Haynes, a plumber by trade, considers himself lucky to be a union worke...

Labour August 11, 2021

Sponsored Content: Red Seal Opens the Doors to Opportunities

Lots of people can name red seal trades. They might be able to list off things l...

Labour , OH&S , Others August 9, 2021

First Notice: July employment; new Data Authority; ACEC keynote

  Construction employment fell in July Construction employment declined 3...

Associations , Economic , Labour , OH&S August 6, 2021

Your top DCN headlines: Aug. 2 to 6

Your top DCN headlines this week feature a $21 million funding announcement to t...

Infrastructure , Labour , Projects August 6, 2021

Two-month Vale strike to end after workers approve five-year collective agreement

SUDBURY, ONT.—The first strike at Vale Canada in more than a decade is ending af...

Labour , Others August 5, 2021

First Notice: Ontario funds more construction training; new Toronto hotel; rural transit fund

  LIUNA to deliver training in Sarnia The Ontario government announced ye...

Economic , Government , Labour , Projects , Technology August 4, 2021

AETS training programs changed ‘vision’ of life and career path, says one student

Derek Pushkar has completed two training programs at Anishinabek Employment and...

Labour August 4, 2021

Humber College addition has one key goal: help Ontario’s skilled trades labour shortage

Heavy equipment is slated to be brought in this fall to begin excavating the fou...

Labour August 3, 2021

United Brotherhood of Carpenters funding to aid in trades inclusivity, diversity

WINNIPEG  — The federal government is investing more than $2.4 million over five...

Government , Labour July 30, 2021

Virtual hub provides training and jobseeking resources for construction

MISSISSAUGA, ONT. — A new virtual training hub will help construction supervisor...

Labour July 30, 2021

Drywall, acoustics program for Indigenous people conducted with ‘respect of the culture’

A pre-apprenticeship program in Thunder Bay, Ont. is aiming to remove barriers f...

Labour July 29, 2021

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